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PostMon Sep 01, 2008 10:03 pm 
TNAB's Rampart Ridge Non-TR BarbE Damon EastKing Magellan Malachai Constant moosefish rdyhiker Schmidt Attitude the lykkens Yet & Mark yukon222 Woof! Altidogs (Keifer and Rowena) Greek Dogs (Zeus and Athena) Dogs Dog (Rufus) It was wet. It was fun. It was TNAB. The End. ps: Post your pics, peeps, because I didn't take any! doh.gif

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PostMon Sep 01, 2008 10:09 pm 
Wow, short and sweet (yet & the TR) wink.gif
Athena tracks the front runners to the lake.
Athena tracks the front runners to the lake.
boy, my shorts were really clean on the way up
boy, my shorts were really clean on the way up
our tarn turn around at 7:30... no ramparts for us.
our tarn turn around at 7:30... no ramparts for us.
waterfall deja vous at 7:40
waterfall deja vous at 7:40

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PostMon Sep 01, 2008 10:13 pm 
the lykkens wrote:
boy, my shorts were really clean on the way up
boy, my shorts were really clean on the way up
embarassedlaugh.gif On the way home, I had to sit in the back with Rufus on the "doggie blanket."

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PostMon Sep 01, 2008 10:18 pm 
Yet wrote:
On the way home, I had to sit in the back with Rufus on the "doggie blanket."
lol.gif We went up today, and due to my five muddy slips and falls on the way down I had to sit on the doggie blanket too!

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PostMon Sep 01, 2008 10:43 pm 
Ingunn, I think you and I will get along just fine. smile.gif

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PostMon Sep 01, 2008 11:22 pm 
Nice to see everyone, the rock sure was slick eek.gif , no pix due to fog, which also led me on a tour of most of the peaks of Rampart Ridge smile.gif

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 1:49 am 
Extremely wet, windy, foggy, cold, muddy, etc. Hard to believe it was August up there.

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 2:50 am 
Yeah, Yukon. It sure felt more like September. wink.gif lol.gif We sure didn't feel like hiking when we saw the drizzle, but it ended up being a fun hike anyways!
A soggy start
A soggy start
Babe, watch out for velociraptors!
Babe, watch out for velociraptors!
Damon enjoys the stunning Lillian view
Damon enjoys the stunning Lillian view
Sure looks like the last time we were here....
Sure looks like the last time we were here....
Forging ahead
Forging ahead
Yukon and Alti-Babe still find time to pose!
Yukon and Alti-Babe still find time to pose!
Rampart summit ahead
Rampart summit ahead
S Team Rampart summit shot
S Team Rampart summit shot
Rampart summit cairn
Rampart summit cairn
Slippery slabs
Slippery slabs
Ha! It rains harder in North Bend!
Ha! It rains harder in North Bend!
In the Pour House
In the Pour House

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 6:01 am 
You guys are troopers. Nice work. up.gif

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 6:21 am 
No pictures here. For the uninitiated this is a route, not a trail, and a slightly brushy one at that. I got soaked, dried out, and resoaked a few times. By the time we hit Lillian, I was very wet, and the rain was coming down. My fun meter was declining, so we chose to head out. I think the main reason I left early was I did not want to come down this steep, muddy path in the dark. Even in daylight we took a couple of side trails before finding our way back to the main path. It took a lot of guts to finish this under less than optimal conditions.

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 7:01 am 
We're still dry
We're still dry
Even the whippets needed help getting down
Even the whippets needed help getting down

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 7:17 am 
Magellan wrote:
No pictures here. For the uninitiated this is a route, not a trail, and a slightly brushy one at that. I got soaked, dried out, and resoaked a few times. By the time we hit Lillian, I was very wet, and the rain was coming down. My fun meter was declining, so we chose to head out. I think the main reason I left early was I did not want to come down this steep, muddy path in the dark. Even in daylight we took a couple of side trails before finding our way back to the main path. It took a lot of guts to finish this under less than optimal conditions.
Yea I guess everyone has a different "fun meter" scale.. lol.gif Sounds like there were enough harmless slips in the mud/crap to go around. That scramble rock looked a little wet. I've kinda wanted to explore this route to the lake but not in the rain/dark eek.gif How was that Rocky run road or whatever it's called? I've heard it's maybe not a place to take your new Lexus.

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 7:34 am 
Magellan, the footing going up was bad and the drifting fog obscuring the ridges made route finding a little interesting! It took us 1hr 14min to do the 2600' gain but just over 2hrs to get everyone back down. The group stayed together on the descent and let's just say there was more than 1 slip coming down the "trail". lol.gif BikeJr, I wouldn't take a Lexus on that road. Narrows down in several places with brush and you'd probably end up with more than a few scratches. Ground clearance wise, no problem.

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 7:50 am 
bikejr wrote:
I've kinda wanted to explore this route to the lake but not in the rain/dark eek.gif How was that Rocky run road or whatever it's called? I've heard it's maybe not a place to take your new Lexus.
The route is not bad in the dark if its not raining... smile.gif The road is fine, but not for a car with low clearance that is new and you don't want to get scratched.

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PostTue Sep 02, 2008 8:18 am 
mbgriffi wrote:
bikejr wrote:
I've kinda wanted to explore this route to the lake but not in the rain/dark eek.gif How was that Rocky run road or whatever it's called? I've heard it's maybe not a place to take your new Lexus.
The route is not bad in the dark if its not raining... smile.gif The road is fine, but not for a car with low clearance that is new and you don't want to get scratched.
I think I need to buy an old jeep or something. While my car isn't new it is black. I assume the scratches might result because it's brushy/overgrown? It looks like tracing it out it is maybe about a 2 mile walk if you don't wanna drive it. Still probably shorter than the Margaret trail route.

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